The 2024 Russian parliamentary elections, organized by Vladimir Putin despite their non-democratic nature, serve to demonstrate popular legitimacy of the regime, to legitimize the continuation of the war in Ukraine, and to assess the loyalty of officials and the government. (translated)
Yulia Kuznetsova, the Green candidate for the Russian State Duma, disappeared before the elections, raising questions about her well-being, before re-emerging to declare that she needed psychological support after a difficult conversation with her husband, while Vladimir Putin linked the Russian vote to the desire of European voters to avoid war. (translated)
From today in Russia, voting takes place. For three days, because apparently knowing that Putin will win wasn't enough. The real opponents are in prison, abroad, or excluded from the elections. The only party openly opposed to the war has been removed from the national list. Remaining (translated)
Russians are preparing to vote for the Duma, with the expected victory of Putin's United Russia, while the authorities have excluded opposition forces and the atmosphere of tension continues to dominate due to the war in Ukraine. (translated)
The parliamentary elections in Russia are taking place in a climate of political repression, with only regime candidates and fake opposition parties, while discontent over the war in Ukraine is growing and the only party against the war, Yabloko, has been excluded from the voting. (translated)
In a war context, Putin eliminates the last opponents and prepares a Duma under military control, with predictable elections even in the occupied Ukrainian territories. (translated)
Tomorrow the elections for the renewal of the Duma in Russia begin, where Vladimir Putin's party, United Russia, seems set to win despite the exclusion of opposition parties and the climate of tension due to the conflict in Ukraine. (translated)
Domani iniziano le avvincenti elezioni in Russia e immagino sarà una competizione al cardiopalma con un risultato veramente imprevedibile. D’altra parte già si stanno facendo votare regioni che non sono nemmeno russe, con urne trasparenti e sotto la minaccia delle armi. Perché mai dovremmo dubitare della loro regolarità? #ElezioniRussia #Politica #Democrazia
The legislative elections in Russia on September 20 seem predictable, with candidates absent from television debates and the United Russia party favored despite the decline in support for Putin and the growing unpopularity of the war in Ukraine. (translated)
In Russia, three candidates from the Yabloko party, the only opposition party against the war in Ukraine, have been excluded from the elections, in a context of increasing repression by the regime of Vladimir Putin. (translated)
The Russian politician Boris Nadezhdin has decided to leave Russia due to the growing repression of the opposition and the restrictions imposed by Vladimir Putin's government, which have prevented him from participating in the upcoming parliamentary elections. (translated)
